A national Republican campaign organization took steps Friday to capitalize in Maine on the controversy surrounding revelations that the Internal Revenue Service placed greater scrutiny on conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Friday that it … Continue reading
The Legislature’s Taxation Committee voted unanimously Tuesday against two bills that called for tax increases on tobacco products. One bill, LD 1406, proposed hiking the state cigarette tax from $2 to $3.50 per pack. A second bill, LD 1326, aimed … Continue reading
Independent Eliot Cutler, who lost a close race to Republican Gov. Paul LePage in 2010, is “considerably closer to making a formal announcement later this year” that he will run for governor again in 2014, according to an email issued … Continue reading
Sen. Roger Katz’s colleagues in the Maine Senate found some surprising news in their email inboxes Monday morning: The assistant Senate Republican leader had just earned a great gig as the in-stadium announcer for the Red Sox at Fenway Park. … Continue reading
Gov. Paul LePage may be relaxing on vacation in Jamaica, but he hasn’t relaxed his focus on paying down the state’s $484 million Medicaid debt to its hospitals. The governor’s office issued a tweet shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday that … Continue reading
Gov. Paul LePage so far hasn’t made good on his promise to veto all bills that come to his desk before the Legislature passes his bill to pay back Maine’s $484 million hospital debt. Last week, he signed an emergency … Continue reading
The conservative Heritage Foundation is out with a new series of infographics this week that outline what states have to lose or gain if they expand their Medicaid programs under the federal Affordable Care Act. The Washington, D.C., think tank … Continue reading
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joked that his Republican colleague in Maine was “crazy” on Wednesday during a town hall event in Montville, N.J., in response to an eight-year-old girl who said she came bearing gifts from LePage following a … Continue reading
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is the latest Republican governor to agree to expand his state’s Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act, the New York Times reports. Scott, one of the nation’s most vocal critics of the Affordable Care … Continue reading
Recently retired Sen. Olympia Snowe is joining a group founded by her predecessor, Democrat George Mitchell, to co-chair a commission focused on recommending reforms to bridge the partisan political divide. The Bipartisan Policy Center on Wednesday said Snowe, whose three … Continue reading
